Wednesday, July 25, 2007

If you are an avid follower of hockey, hockeysfuture.com is the site for you. Hockey's Future was originally established as a 1-2 man staff covering many top young hockey prospects of tomorrow.

Today, it consists of over 50 odd writers whose main goal is to keep the Hockey's Future site very informative and filled with great resources. You can check out great hockey articles on interesting subjects like Hockey's Future Top 50 NHL Prospects and browse the site to find plenty of information on your favorite teams and players and to keep up to date on the latest Hockey news.

The site features an extensive list of top NHL prospects, nhl entry draft picks, NHL organization rankings and up-to-date newsroom section.

You can register and join the Hockey's Future Forums and meet and chat with other members, discussing a wide variety of hockey topics such as the business of hockey, the National Hockey League, trade rumors, prospects, and much more.

You can go to the Newsroom, and read about the latest news to keep yourself updated. What's more, there is even a HockeysFuture Radio station. The HF Boards tackles everything from prospects, business and history of hockey, trade rumors and fantasy talk. You can even listen to the latest ice hockey news via HF Radio or view their HF Podcast.

The site's readership is growing bigger everyday with 78% being male and under 18-44 age bracket. 81% of them are earning more than $35,000 per year, which makes the site a haven for advertisers.

So if you are a hockey fan and want to get updated news about hockey.. then you MUST check out HockeysFuture.com

Friday, July 20, 2007

Smorty is a blog-advertising service, which connects advertisers with bloggers, i.e., where both advertisers and bloggers benefit by exchanging services with each other. It is a new advertise on blogs site that has got a lot of attention and they are growing very fast.

It is easy to register for a free account and submit your blog for approval.

Normally it takes around 2 to 3 days for approval of a new blog. Generally, the minimum of requirement words to write a review for them is around 150 words. Once you take on a post, you have only 3 days to complete it and it takes 5 days to get it approved…

And Smorty does not stop here they have a huge package for bloggers.

As bloggers get a chance to provide that quality content to advertisers and advertise on blogsBesides bloggers are paid on a weekly basis. More importantly the content presented is unique and never matches with each other. You can choose content you are impressed with and the number of blogs to advertise

The site has real growth potential and hope we are not wrong. So go and check the site out for yourself and reckon that if you are a blogger, who blogs for dough, you certainly would be pleased with what they have to offer.

Now on a different perspective…..why is it that only some bloggers who blog-for-money are making-money-blogging and others are not?

The answer is simple, majority of the bloggers are still using the traditional methods. The main defect of pay per click program is that all users may not click your ads. Besides, these programs have a basic pay out limit like $50 to $100 and as a result, the small publishers would have to wait for a longer time to get paid. Unlike in Smorty, your job is to write a review or a post about the task and publish it on your blog.

Smorty will pay you instantly once your task has been approved. Payment is through Pay Pal. If you have a good page rank and are regular in submitting posts/ tasks you will get a good Smorty Score. By getting a good Smorty Score you will get more tasks with high payouts.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Are you a kind of person who is shy and searching to meet someone who shares your passion and enjoy each other’s company

Are you trying to search for other Goths out there and having a hard time?

Shy…..because some Goths may reject you because you appear foreign to them

If any of the above applies to you then be sure to check out goth scene for your Goth dating and friendship needs.

If you searching for Goth guys or girls be sure to check them out. GothScene.com is dedicated to bringing gothic guys and girls together in a totally free atmosphere. In fact, there are nice gothic guys for girls interested in goth dating

You are able to email other members, IM other members and even have the chance to meet hot sexy Goth guys who have interests in the goth scene.

Find out about them today.

Joining this site takes only a minute and it is completely free.

If you want to meet interesting characters, then this may be the right place you have been searching for.

Dating Services is one of the most lucrative and exciting business and personal opportunities flooding the internet today.

They say common shared interests is always good basis for a healthy relationship. If you are into fitness and health, wouldn't it be a problem if you are married to a person with different interests, where you have to either compromise or your marriage will be in serious trouble.

In this age of Internet and World Wide Web, meeting people with similar interest is so much easier and much more fun.

So, wouldn’t it be nice to meet someone who share your passion of "fitness dating" while enjoying each other’s company. Well now you can at FitnessDates.com where you can find thousands of muscular women searching for someone special for friendship and relationship

Anyone can sign up readily and registration is absolutely free.

The site has over thousand singles searching for muscular women and men. The members can search for partners from the home page itself based on age, area and sex. The members can send messages, contact and view photos of the other members and can also add any number of photos to their profile. Besides, the site has wonderful profiles of solid guys and gals.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

What's the quickest and easiest way to massively increase your web site's profits?

If you said, "Get more visitors or traffic" - you're dead-bang wrong!

By far, the easiest and most cost effective way to dramatically increase your bottom line is simply increasing your follow-up efforts. Perhaps, that may be right.

The startling truth is unless you're constantly and systematically following-up on prospects, you are literally throwing away wads and wads of cash!

The problem: How to continually and automatically follow-up with interested prospects?

The answer: Sequential Email Autoresponders.

In case you've never heard of autoresponders let me briefly explain how they work…

Email autoresponders work like a fax-on-demand system. Maybe you've seen the systems where you call from your fax machine and dial a certain code and you'll get back a document in your fax machine? Well, an email autoresponder works the same way. If you send an email to an autoresponder address you'll get back a prewritten message.

Until just recently, you could only do a one-time auto responder with one message coming back. But now you can set up a whole sequence of autoresponder messages going out on any day you choose.

For example, message #1 might go out immediately, then message #2 goes out 2 days afterwards, next message #3 goes out on day 5, then day 8 comes another message, etc, etc.

It's unbelievable.

And the best part is everything is done automatically for you because it's triggered when a prospect submits their email address. So that means you can simply set up your system once and then it keeps working over and over again like a tireless moneymaking robot making sure no prospect ever slips through the cracks.

With all these advantages, it's really no wonder why a sequential Autoresponder services like Aweber has taken off so quickly. These new systems are absolutely fantastic! But there is one big, glaring problem…

Do You Know What It Takes To Write a Winning Autoresponder Series?

If you don't, you're not the only one. For most people creating a series of autoresponders that convinces people to part with their hard-earned money isn't as simple as it looks. Most people just don't know where to start, how many messages to send, when to send them, how to ask for the order, or any other number of variables that mean the difference between success and failure.

But, now there's good news!

There's a new resource that will help you create your own successful autoresponders - and it's called…Autoresponder Magic: The Ultimate Collection of Winning Messages To Put Your Web Site on Autopilot!"

"Autoresponder Magic" is a new ebook that contains some of the most successful and persuasive autoresponder messages ever written. It's jam-packed with autoresponder messages that have been proven to work by the top Internet Pros.

So, wouldn't you want to get your hands on that autoresponder series?

Well, that's just one of winning messages in this incredible collection. There's only way any series would be included - and that is it had to work! You won't find a single dud in here.

Each series has been market tested and proven to pull in sales by the top Internet marketers….

Now Which Of These Proven Autoresponder Messages Could You Use To Increase Your Sales?

· Converting trial users to paying customers· Multi-part training courses that force people to reach for their credit cards· Persuading hesitant prospects to ecstatic buyers· Special reports that ring up sales· And lots more…

Imagine, once you've created your own winning autoresponder - there's practically nothing left to do but sit back and relax. Your autoresponder will work on complete autopilot for you night and day delivering your perfect message and bringing back sales!

Well, realize that this collection of battle-tested autoresponder messages could easily sell for thousands of dollars. In fact if you asked a top direct response copywriter to produce an autoresponder series - you'd be charged in the neighborhood of $500.00 to $2,500.00 (I'm talking for each series here).

In fact, all this for a total investment for this jam-packed ebook is just $17.

There is absolutely no risk, whatsoever on your part.

So if you're going to spend more than $17 to promote your web site this year - you owe it to yourself to get this resource right now!

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Monday, July 16, 2007

Obviously, it is the foundation for basic functioning in society as an adult. Kids who struggle with reading are often made to feel ashamed, and lose confidence in learning to read. They ultimately may give up and hate reading. In fact, teaching a child to read isn't really hard, as long as the child is interested.

But nowadays since the parents, both mother and father are working, reading tutors are becoming essential.

At SCORE! Educational Centers, the children are taught in such a way that they learn to love the lessons, resulting in better grades at school. Score is ready to provide any child the love of learning.

SCORE! is widely recognized by the media as one of the nation's top tutoring service providers, and their tutors and leaders have appeared on both local television and radio stations throughout the country. In addition, SCORE! has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and a lot of publications. Anyway, you can visit them firsthand and find out what media outlets are saying about SCORE!.

Part of the Kaplan family, SCORE! works with children in grades pre-K through 10th grade to help them achieve their goals and reach their academic potential in math, reading, spelling and writing. Their programs also include personal academic coaching, positive reinforcement, and a customized curriculum that adapts to each child's pace and learning needs.

So interested parents, visit them and watch their reading tutors at work....

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Home business might seems easy, but actually starting a business from your home takes courage, determination and persistence

But first ... the most important factor in starting a home business is YOU! In order to be successful, your home business has to fit your talents and interests. The second important thing is that starting a home business takes time, an investment of money, and lots of online aaffiliate marketing to get it going.

Besides, if you want to succeed as an Internet affiliate marketer, you will have to distinguish yourself from the competition You should know your target audience and know your competition even better.

But do not let self-doubt stop you from accomplishing your goals. Every successful Internet affiliate marketer gives his or her business the very best effort possible. Hard work and determination will make your home-based business a success and provide you with a steady stream of income.

Moreover do not treat it as a part-time business

Here are some questions to consider when you are starting a home business.

Is Starting a Home Business for You ?

Do you have the discipline to work your business every day ?

Are you able to motivate yourself and work without supervision ?

Can you handle not having a predictable, regular income ?

Are you able to learn new things to grow with your home business ?

Are you willing to market your work from home business ?

Read some high quality marketing books to get an idea of what is involved.

Are you optimistic and willing to take risks ?

Do you have time and money to invest to get your home business going ?

Is there a place in your home that can be an uninterrupted work space ?

At the beginning, Internet home business can seem really overwhelming. It offers you unlimited income potential and the opportunity to be your own boss. You invest, take the risks and work hard to built it into a profitable and thriving enterprise.

Also work on your resilience, an important factor.. widely recognised as EQ or Emotional Quotient competency. This pertains to being able to bounce back from failures, loss, rejections and adversity. It will keep you from slowing down and wasting precious energy when you hit an obstacle or challenge.The EQ competency will help you maintain a sense of balance. Try not to be a perfectionist; as if you constantly dwell on the things that don't go exactly as planned, you'll get into a negative mindset. Working to stay positive and congratulating yourself occasionally is extremely necessary.

But here are some points to consider once you have decided to take the plunge.

Start-up Costs;

To check and identify whether there is a market for your products or services?

Time factor - how much preparation would be required to get the home business up and running and how much time can YOU devote to your business?

The Income factor and The time it would take to breakeven.

Whether you have the needed skills.

Legal side - whether the business opportunity you have identified is legitimate?

Now get the below points sorted prior to starting a home business..

Get a working environment that you can call your own, free from distractions for your scheduled time. Get a comfortable chair and a well-organized desk. Try and obtain a broadband connection. Your time is valuable and a broadband connection can speed up things.

Develop a schedule that works both for you and your family and your home business. Do not let it become the center of everything – Allocate time for all your activities and try not to focus or work during these times. As one of the reasons to work from home is to spend more time with your family, don’t become glued to the desk, as it will not make any difference to you working from the office

Also allocate time for outdoor activities and social visits, friends and to meet people

Try not to be disturbed by others during the times allocated for the home business. This should be made aware to others at home as well.

Try selecting a product (i.e., if you plan to sell products online) that you are interested about, rather than try and sell something that circumstances force you to. There has to be some passion, interest or hobby otherwise you tend to become disinterested very fast.

If you are not aware of a product or home business, try and obtain some good guide or if possible try and download any free resources on that subject.

Remember a work at home job is distinct from a home business. A work at home job offers you the opportunity to receive a regular salary and to do one specific task, and an employer pays you. Also note that a work at home job also offers more security and less risk than a home business.

So it is important that you assess your expected monthly income and convert your time into blocks of pay-per-hour situations. You would then get a correct idea of time wasted as well as an idea on the capital required vis-a- vis planning or allocating time.

Also try and maintain the same administrative policies, as you would do in a regular office, be it accounting, keeping books or even filing of tax claims. It would also help if you have a separate bank account.

Try and register with an online payment company that would suit your needs. Also check whether they would have any problems regarding transfer of payments to your country (if you are based abroad)

Lastly, always have a backup of your activities and ensure that your computer is protected at all times. Have an UPS as well as other data protectors and virus cleaners

Try not to use free e-mail accounts. Use them only as a backup source. Once you get your own domain you can have an associated email account. This would assist in the promotion of your work from home internet business

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The other day, cam across this site called www.datingforseniors.com and thought this senior match thingy was a neat concept...

Now you must be thinking what such a post is doing here.. first, it is sponsored and secondly, it is a darn neat idea for working mums...and seniors

So if you are a kind of person who is shy and searching to meet someone who shares your passion and AGE, check them out !

Can you imagine an older men or women, who for some reasons are still single later on in their lives? Maybe their companion has passed on, or maybe they’ve chose to remain single. Whatever the reason, it is always healthy to have a friend to talk to or to widen their social circle

Besides, there are seniors out there that are thinking that they would like to get out into the senior dating scene but has to wait to find that special someone only at their high school reunion, or, don't know how to go about it. Well, there is this new site out there for senior singles called Datingforseniors.com.

At DatingForSeniors.com, seniors have the opportunity to sign up for free and instantly begin searching through member profiles for a suitable senior match for friendship, romance, a serious relationship, and more.

The site makes senior dating so easy. Have fun searching for a man and woman in your desired age range and location, browse through member photos online.

If you want to meet interesting characters from your age group, then this may be the right place you have been searching for.

Friday, July 6, 2007

Some people have strong personal feelings with respect to making money from their blogs.

If you think commercializing your blog is evil, immoral, unethical, uncool, lame, greedy, obnoxious, or anything along those lines, then don’t commercialize it.

If you have mixed feelings about monetizing your blog, then sort out those feelings first.

If you think monetizing your site is wonderful, fine. If you think it’s evil, fine. But make up your mind before you seriously consider starting down this path.

If you want to succeed, you must be congruent.

Generating income from your blog is challenging enough — you don’t want to be dealing with self-sabotage at the same time. It should feel genuinely good to earn income from your blog — you should be driven by a healthy ambition to succeed.

If your blog provides genuine value, you fully deserve to earn income from it.

If you do decide to generate income from your blog, then don’t be shy about it. If you’re going to put up ads, then really put up ads. Don’t just stick a puny little ad square in a remote corner somewhere. If you’re going to request donations, then really request donations.

Don’t put up a barely visible “Donate” link and pray for the best. If you’re going to sell products, then really sell them. Create or acquire the best quality products you can, and give your visitors compelling reasons to buy. If you’re going to do this, then fully commit to it. Don’t take a half-assed approach.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Once you start making some moolah online, then the next word is online coupons and the word after that is curbing, which never ceases, and crosses to the final stage.. stopping, ie., stopping shopping..

I do my share as well and usually go to the retailers site and make a purchase now and then spending most of my time in Amazon.com, for things that they can be delivered to this region and in particularly for books and CDs.

Actually there are ways to save while shopping online. There are online coupons available, which gives offers like free delivery, discounts, free gifts etc. These coupons are very useful especially if you are spending a lot. Now, every time you are online, check to find what coupons they have to offer before you make a purchase. It may seem like a little here and there, but it definitely adds up in the end.

Check them out today and find out what type of deals they have for you!

While there won’t always be online coupons available for your favorite store, it’s worth taking a moment to check for a discount or a coupon code for up to 50% off your order. In short, it is always wise to be an informed online shopper!

Once in a while, it is also kinda nice scamming the system. Although it is on the legal side, it extends a bit of thrill and fun. Suppose a site is having a huge discount, you can save sooo much by dropping at that site, invest less than five bucks and get $20 to $25 worth of food at your local Mexican restaurant. The trick is that you have to pay attention to the "rules" mentioned.

There are online coupons for lots and lots of different stores like target, best buy, amazon, overstock.com, kohl's, joann.com, home depot, gap, dell, and best buy, target, the container store...

Sunday, July 1, 2007

The tagline says, “Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz”, and that’s pretty much it in a nutshell. This site acts as a middleman for advertisers and bloggers, and allows bloggers to bid for reviews, or be personally selected by an advertiser.

Paid to blog services are some 'get rich quick' schemes. The signup process was a breeze and blogs are generally accepted fast. That is pretty fast when compared to other services but opportunities come rather slow…

But for someone deciding to launch their career on paid blogging, try something else that would bring in paid reviews far more easily. This is not to discourage you, but these guys are good, and are for the biggy bloggers. However, this is only a personal viewpoint from a blogger using those services.

This is mainly because you have to place a bid….. the sponsors have to review it….. and they would notify you whether it has been accepted or not….. This could take anywhere between 2 to 20 days.

To expand this a bit more……Once you set your price, you select a category, input your blog title, and a description. All of this will be viewable by bloggers and advertisers. Advertisers will use this information to determine if they want to work with your site, and bloggers can use it to see who their competition is in a certain price range. Add keywords, and submit - your blog is now active in the system.

Once your blog is active, you want to find advertisers to work with. Clicking on the “find advertisers” tab will do just that. But if you set your blog review price to $20, and if you want a $20 plus per review, forget that thought...

If you like something that you’d like to write about, then place a bid…..but accept the bid amount that is mentioned…. As like in every bid, it is the lowest amount the advertiser is willing to pay. Place a bid in line with your blog price and the maximum price

Advertisers also have the option of searching the list of blogs and contacting you with a price.

Please also note that when you submit your blog for review, the SponsoredReviews system pulls stats on that blog from several sources, like Technorati and Alexa. Your link popularity is calculated, and you’re giving a total ranking of anywhere from 1 to 5 and you’re given a suggested price based on your rankings

But always note that you only get 65% of your bid price, that is to say, if you input $10, you’re actually only making $6.50 per sponsored review.

Lastly, all blog posts must be 200 words long, and all content must be original…blah...blah…and the usualYou also need a 3:1 ratio of non paid to paid content, which is quite tough and you have 7 days to complete your review

Now if you have three different blogs listed with three different prices, you can bid multiple prices for the same assignment. The only problem is, some advertisers take a long time to review offers.

But make note that if you don’t complete reviews you’ve accepted, your account can be suspended.

Also, a disclosure is required in each post, i.e., ‘This is a paid review’, or something similar

As a closing line, I like the direct contact between the blogger and the advertiser. A review is written only after both parties are happy with the agreement.

So there are no surprises.

Lastly, for those bloggers, wanting to increase vistors to their blogs would benefit from this list of Blog Directories. Do check'em out...